ACTOR/ DEVISER/ MUSICIAN
Lizzie is making her first solo work titled 'Chaotic Karaoke Depleted Disco Monster Mum'.
Past Credits and Reviews:
Lizzie has a background in physical theatre and devised work as well as classical acting and TV/Film. She has performed at various theatres across the UK including Manchester Opera House, The Lyric Hammersmith, Nottingham Playhouse, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Chipping Norton Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Newport and Greenwich Theatre, London. She is a mezzo-soprano singer and also plays the piano and saxophone (soprano and alto). She also has had training in clowning and puppetry and has basic ukulele and guitar skills.
'Playing the part of Cinderella, the beautiful Lizzie Franks charmed the audience, as well as Prince Charming, encapsulating everything one would expect from a fairy-tale heroine' Gloucestershire Echo
Cinderella, Roses Theatre Tewksbury (Ben Crocker)
'Lizzie Franks has a winning second go in the titular role after a memorable turn in the Theatre Chipping Norton’s Cinderella (2012). Franks brings the right mix of vulnerability and spunkiness'. The Stage
Cinderella, Roses Theatre Tewksbury (Ben Crocker)
'This dramatic shift in tone owes much to the exceptional Lizzie Sarah Franks, who delivers a rich performance and proves to be as stunning a comedienne as she is capable of great sadness'. ***** The Scotsman
The Alchemystorium, The Bedlam Theatre and National Tour
'Shy Shelley is played with comic perfection by Lizzie Franks'
Manchester Confidential. The Tale of Mr Tumble. Manchester International Festival. Royal Opera House.
'Not to mention Lizzie Franks as the little girl who was absolutely wonderful and brought joy to every scene she was in'.
Curious Mum. Leaper: A Fish Tale. Tucked In Productions.
'The ensemble company work their collective socks off singing, playing, dancing and keeping the action and gags coming.
...I was particularly fond of Shy Shelley (Lizzie Franks) and brainy Baxter (Nicholas McLean)'
Exeunt Magazine. The Tale of Mr Tumble. Manchester International Festival. Royal Opera House.
'Quality female duo...and Franks and Skinner are up there with the very best of them...Exhilirating'
***** TV Bomb. Franks and Skinner Present Myself and Myself. Edinburgh Fringe Festival
'The act is intensely energetic and physical, leaping about (and off) the stage. The singing and dancing demonstrates genuine skill. There are great jokes, whether scripted or off the cuff: Franks' microphone difficulty was inspired, for instance'
**** Fringe Guru. Franks and Skinner. Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
'Lizzie Franks’s Cinderella is every inch the modern royal...cool and elegant' **** The Oxford Times
Cinderella, Chipping Norton Theatre
'The brilliantly played Great Aunt Loretta' Nottinghamlive.com.
Grandpa In My Pocket, Nottingham Playhouse
Lizzie is making her first solo work titled 'Chaotic Karaoke Depleted Disco Monster Mum'.
Past Credits and Reviews:
Lizzie has a background in physical theatre and devised work as well as classical acting and TV/Film. She has performed at various theatres across the UK including Manchester Opera House, The Lyric Hammersmith, Nottingham Playhouse, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Chipping Norton Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Newport and Greenwich Theatre, London. She is a mezzo-soprano singer and also plays the piano and saxophone (soprano and alto). She also has had training in clowning and puppetry and has basic ukulele and guitar skills.
'Playing the part of Cinderella, the beautiful Lizzie Franks charmed the audience, as well as Prince Charming, encapsulating everything one would expect from a fairy-tale heroine' Gloucestershire Echo
Cinderella, Roses Theatre Tewksbury (Ben Crocker)
'Lizzie Franks has a winning second go in the titular role after a memorable turn in the Theatre Chipping Norton’s Cinderella (2012). Franks brings the right mix of vulnerability and spunkiness'. The Stage
Cinderella, Roses Theatre Tewksbury (Ben Crocker)
'This dramatic shift in tone owes much to the exceptional Lizzie Sarah Franks, who delivers a rich performance and proves to be as stunning a comedienne as she is capable of great sadness'. ***** The Scotsman
The Alchemystorium, The Bedlam Theatre and National Tour
'Shy Shelley is played with comic perfection by Lizzie Franks'
Manchester Confidential. The Tale of Mr Tumble. Manchester International Festival. Royal Opera House.
'Not to mention Lizzie Franks as the little girl who was absolutely wonderful and brought joy to every scene she was in'.
Curious Mum. Leaper: A Fish Tale. Tucked In Productions.
'The ensemble company work their collective socks off singing, playing, dancing and keeping the action and gags coming.
...I was particularly fond of Shy Shelley (Lizzie Franks) and brainy Baxter (Nicholas McLean)'
Exeunt Magazine. The Tale of Mr Tumble. Manchester International Festival. Royal Opera House.
'Quality female duo...and Franks and Skinner are up there with the very best of them...Exhilirating'
***** TV Bomb. Franks and Skinner Present Myself and Myself. Edinburgh Fringe Festival
'The act is intensely energetic and physical, leaping about (and off) the stage. The singing and dancing demonstrates genuine skill. There are great jokes, whether scripted or off the cuff: Franks' microphone difficulty was inspired, for instance'
**** Fringe Guru. Franks and Skinner. Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
'Lizzie Franks’s Cinderella is every inch the modern royal...cool and elegant' **** The Oxford Times
Cinderella, Chipping Norton Theatre
'The brilliantly played Great Aunt Loretta' Nottinghamlive.com.
Grandpa In My Pocket, Nottingham Playhouse
Lizzie was at Soho Theatre performing in the Goldsmith's new writing showcase, directed by Rosumunde Hutt.
She is also part of a comedy double act called Franks and Skinner.
Lizzie has previously performed as 'The Clever Princess, Hilde and Rose' in The Snow Queen at The New Vic Theatre which won the award for Best Show for Children and young people at the 2017 UK Theatre Awards.
She can also be seen as the folk pianist in the new Guitar Hero computer game and Shy Shelly in The Tale of Mr Tumble on BBC iplayer. Also for the BBC Lizzie has played Frida Kahlo/ Beatrix Potter in Mister Maker's Arty Party, Bubbles the babysitter in Grandpa In My Pocket and Jamelia's PA in
Strictly Come Dancing.
Lizzie leads workshops (in physical theatre, visual theatre, storytelling and puppetry) to various secondary schools around the country and works with Bakehouse events as a performer/ tour guide.
